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T10 WHATS UP! September 19 - 25, 2021 Colbert" was an entertain- ment honoree of the 2020 George Foster Peabody Awards, alongside fellow Emmy nominated series "I May Destroy You," "Small Axe," "Ted Lasso," "The Good Lord Bird" and the Emmy- winning "Unorthodox." If we're talking about excep- tional hosts, first-time Out- standing Host for a Reality or Competition Program nomi- nee Nicole Byer must be men- tioned for the amusingly ab- surd job she does hosting Net- flix's "Nailed It." For her category, Byer is up against some heavy hitters, with fellow nominees Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness of "Queer Eye"; RuPaul ("RuPaul's Drag Race"), Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Rob- ert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary of "Shark Tank"; and Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Sim- mons of "Top Chef." An exciting first-time acting nominee this year is "Saturday Night Live" star Bowen Yang. Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the sketch show, Yang has given unforgettably funny perfor- mances, including his imper- sonation of iconic New York humorist Fran Lebowitz and an appearance as the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, as well as a passionate "Weekend Up- date" segment in response to the rise of violence against Asian Americans. Yang was previously nominated for Out- standing Writing for a Variety Series at the 71st Annual Pri- metime Emmys in 2019, also for "Saturday Night Live." The acting categories of the Emmys are always exciting races to watch, and this year's Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie may be most exemplary of the television that had us all talking, theorizing and taking up new hobbies this year. Nominees for the award are Cynthia Erivo ("Genius: Aretha" 2020), Michaela Coel ("I May Destroy You"), Kate Winslet ("Mare of Easttown"), Anya Taylor-Joy ("The Queen's Gambit") and Eliza- beth Olsen ("WandaVision"). The actors nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series also have a tight race between them. It's any- one's game in this category, with nominees Regé-Jean Page ("Bridgerton"), Josh O'Connor ("The Crown"), Jonathan Ma- jors ("Lovecraft Country"), Matthew Rhys ("Perry Ma- son"), Billy Porter ("Pose") and Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us") all having delivered in- credible performances. Cheer on your favorite nom- inees and tune in for the 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards live on CBS this Sun- day, Sept. 19. Dan Levy, whose "Schitt's Creek" won big last year, is nominated again this year at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards continued from page T2 This year's best: Winners to be named at the 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV FEATURE Celebrations 5 x 5